Possible explanations of phase transitions in highway traffic

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 365-379

  Daganzo, C F ^a   Cassidy, M J ^a   Bertini, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FREE FLOW TRAFFIC;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032797710     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(98)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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